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gelatinate

ge·lat·i·nate
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juh-lat-n-eyt]
    • /dʒəˈlæt nˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juh-lat-n-eyt]
    • /dʒəˈlæt nˌeɪt/

Definitions of gelatinate word

  • noun gelatinate (transitive) To convert into gelatin or a jelly-like substance. 1
  • verb gelatinate (Intransitive Verb) To be converted into gelatin or a jelly-like substance. 0

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Origin of gelatinate

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; gelatin + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Gelatinate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gelatinate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gelatinate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gelatinate

verb gelatinate

  • curdle — If milk or eggs curdle or if you curdle them, they separate into different bits.
  • thicken — make thicker
  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • stiffen — to make stiff.
  • indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.

Antonyms for gelatinate

verb gelatinate

  • liquefy — Make or become liquid.
  • soften — to make soft or softer.
  • heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.

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